Cavaliers 105, Hornets 100: Kyrie Irving scored 20 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter to
lead host Cleveland over New Orleans last night.

Irving scored 11 in a row for the Cavs, and 18 of 20, to help Cleveland break away from an
83-all tie in the final 4:23. Cavaliers coach Byron Scott sensed something big was about to happen
when he put Irving back into the game with 7:08 remaining.

“He gets a little bit of a gleam in his eye,” Scott said. “He hits one or two shots and just
kind of gets going.”

The game featured a matchup between the past two No. 1 overall draft picks: Irving and Hornets
center Anthony Davis. Irving made 13 of 22 shots and all seven of his free throws while having
seven assists. Davis had 12 points and four rebounds.

LAST NIGHT’S HIGHLIGHTS

Pacers 125, Knicks 91: Paul George scored 27 points to help host Indiana pull within a half-game
of New York for the second-best record in the Eastern Conference.

It was the Pacers’ largest margin of victory this season and the Knicks’ worst loss.

Rockets 122, Thunder 119: James Harden burned his former team by scoring a career-high 46
points and Jeremy Lin added 29 for host Houston, which erased a 14-point deficit in the final seven
minutes and defeated Oklahoma City.

Heat 103, Hawks 90: LeBron James finished with 24 points for Miami, which scored the first 13
points of the fourth quarter to erase a 10-point deficit and went on to beat host Atlanta.

Notable

A person familiar with the situation said the Rockets reached separate agreements on trades that
will send Patrick Patterson, Cole Aldrich and Toney Douglas to Sacramento and Marcus Morris to
Phoenix.

The Rockets will receive Thomas Robinson, Francisco Garcia and Tyler Honeycutt from the Kings,
according to the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been
announced and was still pending league approval.

In the other deal, the Rockets will receive a future second-round pick in exchange for
Morris.